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Safety and effectiveness evaluation of open reanastomosis for obliterative or recalcitrant anastomotic stricture after radical retropubic prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate safety, efficacy and functional outcomes after open vesicourethral re - anastomosis using different approaches based on previous urinary continence. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of patients treated from 2002 to 2017 due to vesicourethral anastomosis stricture...

Initial experience of video endoscopic inguinal Lymphadenectomy in a center located at northeast brazilian region

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy - VEIL - has emerged as an alternative to reduce post-surgical complications (PSC) in patients with penile cancer submitted to inguinal lymphadenectomy (IL). In some series, these PSC are observed in more than 50% of patients. The objectiv...

Patología oculoplástica: experiencia de 7 años en Hospital del Sistema de Salud Público de Chile

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 71 (2), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: La cirugía oculoplástica estudia y trata los trastornos de párpados, órbita y vías lagrimales. Entre las patologías más importantes por frecuencia e impacto tenemos: ptosis palpebral, blefarochalasis, ectropión y entropión. OBJETIVO: Analizar la experiencia del Hospital El Pino e...

Síndrome de la resección anterior baja: un alto precio del tratamiento del cáncer de recto

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 71 (2), 2019
En los últimos 30 años el tratamiento del cáncer del recto ha mejorado significativamente gracias al manejo multidisciplinario y a la introducción del concepto de resección total del mesorrecto (RTM), logrando disminuir las tasas de recidiva local y aumentar la sobrevida. Si bien los avances oncoló...

Impact of the appendiceal position on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric appendicitis

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate how symptoms vary according to the appendiceal position in pediatric patients and to demonstrate that the laparoscopic approach is safe and effective in any appendiceal location by comparing each location to another. Methods: The medical records of 1,736 children ag...

Brachial Plexus Injuries with Ulnar Musculocutaneous Transfer: 78 Cases Study Focused on Possible Postoperative Complications

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
Objective To analyze 78 cases of brachial plexus injury submitted to the Oberlin technique between 2003 and 2012. The potential complications of this technique were analyzed, especially motor damage or hypoesthesia of the hand. Method Medical records from patients with brachial plexus injuries at the lev...

Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors: Surgical Series

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
Introduction Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors represent an important cause of persistent and refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN). It is believed that between 1 and 9.9% of the cases of patients presenting with TN painful manifestation are caused by space-occupying lesions. Objective The objective of...

Full-Videoendoscopic Interlaminar Surgery for the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations — A Series of 50 Cases

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
The present study aims to describe the results of full-videoendoscopic surgery through the interlaminar route for central lumbar disc herniation in a series of 50 cases in Brazil. This is a retrospective single-center study. With the aim of describing safety, the present study reports the complication an...

Escala Perme como preditor de funcionalidade e complicações após a alta da unidade de terapia intensiva em pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a pontuação da escala Perme de mobilidade como preditor de funcionalidade e complicações no pós-operatório de pacientes submetidos a transplante hepático. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 30 pacientes que realizaram transplante hepático. Os pacientes foram avaliados...

A case of late-onset capsular block syndrome and its surgical treatment

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT - Capsular block syndrome is a rare complication of phacoemulsification surgery with continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and intraocular lens implantation. Here, we report a case of very late-onset capsular block syndrome that developed 13 years after cataract extraction and present the surgica...